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Working Title:

Office Specialist - Bookstore Assistant

Institution:

Normandale Community College

Classification Title:

Office Specialist

Bargaining Unit / Union:

218: Non-Unit

City:

Bloomington

FLSA:

Non Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Classified - Temporary (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:

$20.32 - $26.46

**We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong.** As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Classification: Office Specialist

Temporary, Full-time

Position dates: 12/10/2025 – 2/10/2026

8:00 AM 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday (hours may vary)

Salary Range: Hourly from $20.32 to $24.12

* _Salary placement is dependent on education and experience_

The vacancy is posted on-line from Wednesday, November 5th – Wednesday, November 19th

ABOUT THE POSITION

Working with a talented team in Normandale’s Textbook Depot, you will use your exceptional customer service skills, along with basic computer skills and your superior attention to detail, to ensure our students have the books and materials they need to progress toward their educational goals. You will assist with receiving and shelving books, fulfilling web orders, and helping students with placing their web orders, along with providing customer service via email, phone and in-person to students, staff, and faculty. Normandale is currently hiring for up to 6 open positions.

This position will actively advance the college’s strategic goals, including to achieve equity in educational outcomes and to support a culturally responsive and service-oriented culture, through individual and departmental efforts.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

_Minimum Qualifications:_

+ Communication skills (reading, writing and speaking) sufficient to understand and be understood during in-person, email/written, and phone interactions with others

+ Proficiency with computers, email, and software sufficient to communicate professionally via email, navigate documents, and maintain organized electronic records

+ Knowledge of customer service practices and principles sufficient to identify each customer’s needs, meet quality standards for services, and evaluate customer satisfaction

_Preferred Qualifications:_

+ Web order processing experience

+ Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work assignments

+ Attention to detail and clerical skills sufficient to receive, file, store, and review source documents, compare documents to database information, and edit, code and correct documents.

+ Ability to follow written and oral work direction and work independently with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment. Must be dependable, self-motivated, and able to meet strict deadlines.

+ Ability to work cooperatively with diverse groups, including students, administrators, faculty, staff, and vendors; experience working in higher education.

_Physical Requirements_

+ Move items weighing up to 25 pounds on a regular basis

WHY NORMANDALE

Normandale (https://www.normandale.edu) is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, serving almost 15,000 students from diverse backgrounds, 42% of whom are students of color and nearly 25% are first-generation. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow and learn and advance all the while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for students to learn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Normandale Community College is committed to honoring human differences and cultivating inclusion of different values and ideas in employment and education opportunity. The college is committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. In addition, discrimination in employment based on familial status or membership or activity in a local commission as defined by law is prohibited.

Reasonable accommodations will be made for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Human Resources at (952) 358-8269 or [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.

_The College regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be available to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins._

_An offer for this position may be contingent upon the completion of a background check._

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date:

12-10-2025

Position End Date:

02-10-2026

Open Date:

11-05-2025

Close Date:

11-20-2025

Posting Contact Name:

John Norman

Posting Contact Email:

[email protected]